ECS-S.59-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.59-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Williams Cup
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Two handled cup with cover
Comments
Cup and cover; a copy of the 'Clarke' Cup of c. 1690 at All Souls College. Engraved with the arms of Eton College and the donor, Hilary Evelyn Eccles Williams.
Other number
59
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 202mm
Inscription
Lettered around rim of lid: 'Libertatis sodalitio apud Coll. Reg. B. V. M. de Etona jam diu florenti d.d. Hilarius E. E. Williams Kal. Oct. MCMXI'
Engraved with the arms of Eton College and arms of the donor
Engraved with the arms of Eton College and arms of the donor
Inscription description
Leopards head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1907-1908
Maker's mark: Geoffrey Page of Oxford
Lion passant
Date mark: 1907-1908
Maker's mark: Geoffrey Page of Oxford
Material
silver
Physical description
A large leaf decoration around the lower edge is echoed around the centre of the cover. The base, finial and edge of the cover have similar gadrooned decoration. The donor's arms in a scrolled cartouche on the band around the body of the two handled cup.
Production
Person
Page, Geoffrey (Silversmith)
Date
1907-1908
History and association
Object history note
Given by Hilary Evelyn Eccles Williams
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.41)
